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Good idea for the steering wheel ,like that :D
Keep up the great work:D:):D!!

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Thank you pumptech.:D I was thinking about maybe cutting the doors and possibly detailing the interior to the extreme. After all if i'm gonna do it, might as well go all the way.:eek::p;)

Big John

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Take a look at this, scale is out, but seriously detailed:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/F-toys-1-8-S...ht_1490wt_1270

Actually, forget that, check these guys out!!!!!

http://en.indus3d.com/index.shtml

They custom make mini guitars, drums and pretty much any instrument. They could make you all the actual KISS instruments and in 1:14.5 scale too! How's that stage trailer gonna look now?

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SWAGGER, you da' man.:eek: I would love to have Gene's ax bass and Paul's mirror guitar, man you've got me stoked.:D:eek: If I can pull this off, this will definitely be one of a kind.

Thanx buddy, Big John

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Hahaha, yeah you won't be saying that when you tot up the final cost on this truck. Maybe I am just a bad influence!:D

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Bad influence, I don't think so. I did check out the website, and they do make an ax bass.:D And total cost, I figured up what I have in my "SLUMLORD" so far, and I just about fell out of my seat.:eek::eek: I don't think i'll have as much in this...at least I hope not, 'cause the misses might make me sleep outside with our kitty's. LOL!!!:D

Big John

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Well I made Ace Frehley's makeup and put it on the wipers. I'm planning on doing this with all of the members, for thier alter ago's.

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0231.jpg

Thanx for looking, Big John

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Lol!! Good idea....

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Thanx buddy.:):D:p

Big John

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Now that's a different accent touch I have yet to see! Can't wait to see the rest of the little touches you add

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Thank you Aaron.:D I'm trying boss...

Big John

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Well boy's and girl's, I decided to cut the doors on this "Larger Than Life" beast.:p Can we say suicide??? As you can see, I have to clean up everything, and see where I stand on the fit...just to tired at the moment, so prolly tomorrow.;):D

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0236.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0237.jpg

And I started working on the interior by making a floor...look's like some more styrene work ahead, but I love it.:D

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0238.jpg

Thanx for looking, Big John

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OK all you good people, I cleaned everything up and test fitted the doors.;) I have some fixing to do, but it shouldn't be all that bad.:p:rolleyes: watcha think about suicide doors?

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0239.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0240.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0241.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0242.jpg

Thanx for looking, Big John

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Looking good John, lovin the suicide doors, I had some on a '39 Standard Flying Eight, soon found out how they got there name:eek::eek::eek:

Stu

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Thank you Stu.:) Yeah, i've heard horror stories about these death trap doors.:eek::eek:

Big John

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I kinda like the suicide doors.... Would deff add to the custom look

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Well, this build is all about being loud and different so yeah, why the heck not?
Keep on rollin' Big John!

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Thank you Aaron.:D As one of their songs say's, "I LOVE IT LOUD":eek:

Thank you SWAGGER.:D And another song title that say's a lot, "SHOUT IT OUT LOUD":eek:
Just as soon as I get done here, i'm gonna have a bite to eat, and then work on the hinges.:p:p:p

Big John

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Hy John,

as I read your announcement for the "Kiss Theme Truck" I was really very interested how you will work it out.

Now I have to say: I like wich I see here - great work on the dashboard, the steering wheel and on the wipers - I like the way you are going on.

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Hey Big John,
Cab is lookin' real good, especially the suicide doors!
I was shopping this weekend and stopped In our the Auto World store and found these. Tried to take a picture but kept getting glare, so here's a link to the web site, thought you might like these.

http://www.autoworldstore.com/c-5-sl...x?section=-52-

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Thank you Papabaer.:D It seems like just about everyday I think of something else to do...Is it possible to get brain short circutrey???:eek::rolleyes:

Thank you TRUCKMAKER.:D I made a driver side door tonight because there is just to much of a gap in some places.:( So this way, I can eliminate some of them.:p
Thanx for the link, those are really cool.:cool: And the old skool GMC c/o's are awsome.

Big John

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Well I got everything cleaned up and mounted the hinges and doors...and I wasn't happy.:( There was a lot of gap in some areas.:eek:

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0243.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0244.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0245.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0246.jpg

So I decided to make two new doors with a mod to the windows.:) There are still some gaps, but not quite as much.;) I'm hoping when I get the door stops installed, primer and paint layed down, it will be down to a minimum.:D

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0247.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0248.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0249.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0250.jpg

Thanx for looking, Big John

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great work john!!!! i like the new doors better!

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Thank you Aaron.:D They still don't fit 100%, but the are closer.:p:rolleyes::)

Big John

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I was wondering is the bunk door going to open to‚just a thought now that would realy different. But then again where would ya put all the electrics???

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Autocar, I thought the same thing, and i'm not planning on sound, maybe some music...just about led's. So if I was to do the cab and sleeper, YES, that would be different. I'll see which way the wind blows.:D:D:D

Big John

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On the bunk detail John, you could always build the bunk interior straight on to the bunk floor plan, so that when you lift off the cab, the bunk interior is left bolted to the frame rails. If you can picture the bunk interior only being half the height of the actual sleeper, you could in fact, make a box, or roof over the interior so that you can fit the electronics on top of the bunk, but it will be all housed and hidden in the upper portion of the sleeper but you can easily access it by lifting off the cab. You can then have a detailed bunk interior and opening door and still have full MFU if you like.

Hope that makes sense, if not, I can scan a sketch and email it to you.

You can always stick a small MP3 player in the trailer, that will have a ton of space there.

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Well SWAGGER you're at it again I see...1,000,000,1 ideas coming at me, lol.:eek:
You have great ideas, and if I do decide to open the sleeper doors, the ideas you gave would work perfectly.:D:D:D
I keep forgetting to tell you, my last name is Merrell, and I was told the Merrell's originaly from Ierland.:) Small world, isn't it.;)
I'm going to try something totally throwed off on the mirrors, and if I can make it work, i'll post pic's...To be continued...

Big John

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Well as promised, I tinkerd with the mirrors and I think they came out pretty good.:) Last night I had a brain storm and thought about using some more chain for the mirror mounts. So you all remember I made Ace Frehley's space eye makeup on the wipers? Well I did Peter Criss's catman eye makeup for the mirrors themseleves. Let me know what you think.:)

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0251.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0252.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0254.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0255.jpg

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0256.jpg

Now i'm wanting to cut out a star from Paul Stanley's eye makeup on the passenger spot window just to give a different look. Any idea's on an easy way of doing this???

Thanx for looking, Big John

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Great mirrors John!

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Ohhh John,

how many Viaga you give to the Chain so that it becomes rigid :D:D:D

Really - the new doors and the mirrors are very cool and fits perfect to your "Theme Truck".

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Yeah Ha....I have lots of ideas and the problem I have is that I can't actually build myself for quite some time. I have no workshop, no time (always travelling with work) and very, very little funding due to property investments that have gone sour, so I have to enjoy this hobby through you guys and your projects. So forgive me for bouncing ideas around, but it helps me feel a little more involved in the hobby than I actually am right now.

I love the mirrors BTW, fit in great with the wipers. If you manage to squeeze in something that reflects each band members face as such, it will work very well overall.

I had previously come across a project on another forum that is on the same path as what I mentioned above. I'll try find it again and get you some reference pics.

That's cool about your family name. Yes it is a small world. Seems quite a lot of Americans are of Irish decent if you look back far enough. We are known for going to the far corners of the earth. Little fact for you, the population of Ireland is only 4.5 million, but there are 25 million Irish passports OUTSIDE of Ireland. Just shows, there are much more of us living abroad than at home!

Looks like I will be in St. Louis / Chicago for a week in Sept. It's a work thing and still be defined, but I am hoping there will be a truck meet somewhere nearby around that time. Would be great to meet some of you guys and see some of the projects in the flesh.

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Yeah like this:

http://www.baileymusic.com/rc/kh_build_61.jpg
http://www.baileymusic.com/rc/kh_build_62.jpg
http://www.baileymusic.com/rc/kh_build_69.jpg

This is a standard Knight cab, you have SO much more room with your super cab, so you can build over your electronics like this OR you can create a bunk room and put your electronics in a hidden compartment at the very back.

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Thankyou Aaron, much appreciated.:D

Papabear, the amount of viagra is a well kept secret.:rolleyes: And thankyou for the compliment.:):)

Thankyou SWAGGER.:D Don't ever be concerned about throwing ideas my way, I love it.:D:D:D And you said you might be at St. Louis / Chicago in Sept. well Chicago is about eight hours from me, and St. Louis is about three hours from me. It would be great if we could get together, and I would love to meet the man behind these great ideas.:);):p

You got me very seriosly concidering on doing a full blown sleeper.:eek: I've went as far as to cutting the cab doors, so........:rolleyes: I really like what I see on what this person has done to the sleeper. Very nice.:):)

Big John

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Cool, can't help you with the little calendar though, sorry! LOL!

Well, actually, couple of mins of messing about and I managed to make a Kiss calendar for ya. I think I have it to the right scale, but you will need to PM me your email address so I can email the JPEG to you.
Best print on photo paper for longevity and UV protection etc, otherwise it would fade over time. If you don't have photo paper, I could print it and post it to you.

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Thakyou, that is soooo cooool!!!:D:p;):cool: Sending my email...

Big John

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Well everyone, I got the star cut out on the door.:D The way I did it was I drilled out as much material as I could, and then used my hobby knife to cut the points.:p It's not puuuuuurfect, but I can live with it.;)

http://i649.photobucket.com/albums/u...4/100_0257.jpg

Thanx for looking, Big John

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Nice! Turned out good!

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Looks cool John. Will you be leaving it open or putting some glass behind it? Then it would be like the Pete style "foot" window but with the Kiss twist.

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Thankyou very much Aaron.:D

Thankyou Steve.:D I will be putting "glass" behind the star.;) Now you've got me wanting to cut out the sleeper doors, storage and sleeper doors...Will this ever get done???:eek::eek:

Big John